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The April Rockstar Multiplayer Event: Recap with Fan Videos, Prize Winners and More

| Author: R* K

Cheers to ShenmueSaga for capturing a saga indeed of gameplay footage from the event.

The April Rockstar Social Club Multiplayer Event was an all-new epic live-streaming edition hosting a six-hour Saturday marathon session on April 13th. Along with action-packed multiplayer across such Social Club Event staples as Grand Theft Auto IV, Max Payne 3, and Red Dead Redemption, we also pulled the tarp off our muscle cars and dusted off the old ping pong paddles for a nostalgic go of Midnight Club: Los Angeles and Table Tennis with Social Club fans. You guys certainly seemed happy to see these old friends on the stream. For those who may have missed out or are ready for more - we'll be looking to do it again this month, stay tuned for news soon on the May edition.

The first port of call was Max Payne 3 for a round of Run and Stun in Branco Headquarters - part of an eclectic playlist that featured some of the more recent DLC game modes and introduced Last Man Standing and Team Last Man Standing game variants, which some of you may remember as featured modes from previous events. In one match, our PlayRockstar2 fought hard on Xbox 360 but couldn't quite stay in check with MARK ALAN DARK, who edged out Wicked9Klown 55 Points to 49. Those two would continue to be a thorn in PlayRockstar2's side, both wielding the IA2 AR assault rifle with surgical precision.

Over on PC, PlayRockstarPC and porosenok85 went right down to the wire in a thrilling match of Run and Stun - the mode where one player assumes the role of the villainous troll Saci and the rest try to survive his onslaught. Playing as Saci ourselves, we were leading with three minutes to go, looking good, in control and poised to take the win. However, when Wizard88 picked up a kill with the PT92, it opened the gate for porosenok85 to embark on a last-ditch rampage and pip our player to the post 322-268.

PlayRockstar didn't stand a chance against the sting of illyaillya's stun gun.

For the second segment of the event, PlayRockstar2 stepped up to Table Tennis on Xbox 360 while PlayRockstar took to the streets of Midnight Club: Los Angeles. With only a paddle and a point to prove, PlayRockstar2 went on a metronomic rampage, slicing and smashing towards consecutive wins against sirwaltjabasco and VineWooD_HD, giving up a mere three points along the way. With the move to Ranked mode, our Dev ran up against a veritable boss in BL4CKJOK3R. Playing as the Solayman character and wielding levels of spin that might make Congressman Stubbs proud, BL4CKJOK3R beat us in straight sets, only dropping a single point in the process. Kudos.

On the streets of L.A., PlayRockstar buckled up and into an ’88 VW Scirocco and lined up against a stacked field of hungry competitors. Despite bringing a knife to a gunfight as we faced off against some high-octane Lambos in our humble hatchback, PlayRockstar came in a respectable seventh, with MDK_SaCk_LuNcH (XBL GT), MRWAFFELHATER_2 (XBL GT) and xXxPR3D4T0RIxXx (XBL GT) taking first, second and third respectively.

Next, we traded in our German import for an American Standardbred as we switched over to Red Dead Redemption on both Xbox 360 and PS3. PlayRockstar2 kicked things off with a round of Grab the Bag alongside - among others - Newswire regular illyaillya, who managed their team's only capture. The stars of this particular show were xGBUx27Xanax, with a very impressive three captures; and BradPitt_v2v (XBL GT), who clocked up 19 kills - nine of which were headshots. Not to be outdone, our PlayRockstar2 was Top Player in the following round with 13 kills and two captures of their own.

CommanderCaZa also encountered PlayRockstar2 in a ruthless kind of mood during the course of the event, and uploaded the footage to YouTube for everyone to enjoy:

We closed out the day's extravaganza in Liberty City, starting with a GTA Race at the start of Bawhan Dash alongside Dazed_Mong, BALISTIK_BLAZE (XBL GT), shot_yr_melon (XBL GT) and others, quickly battling for the lead with IMdeNMEofDEATH (XBL GT). Things were looking good for us until an errant lamppost nudged our Comet into a spin. We fought back with offensive driving and machine gun fire, and almost pulled back into contention, before running into Dazed_Mong's (XBL GT) roadblock. With dreams of victory shattered after taking a bullet to the head, we had to settle for the ignominy of chasing down the finish line on a Faggio.

PRIZE WINNERS

Congrats to lucky sweepstakes winners of our coveted Rockstar Prize Packs which included some vintage original collectibles. WolfskinKiller, CoolMarquis97 and drew713 will each be receiving an MCLA remote control car and seat belt cover, a pool cue set and Statue of Happiness from GTAIV, playing cards and dice from Red Dead Redemption, a Max Payne 3 bullet pen and flask along with some stickers.

For all else, remember you can still pick up some of those items over at the Rockstar Warehouse store now while supplies last.

Thanks again to everyone who joined in the event and those who made the most of Triple XP all that weekend on Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption. A last special shout to the Red Dead Dogs Crew who kept the party going that weekend long after the live-stream ended, tearing it up in Max Payne 3, Red Dead and GTAIV, as this slick compilation video attests. Solid work, gang.

Stay tuned here at the Newswire for details on future Social Club events soon. In the meantime, check out a few of memorable screens from the April blockbuster along with the roll call of everyone who attended, according to our records.